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CENCHRUS CILIARIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cenchrus ciliaris mean?
• CENCHRUS CILIARIS (noun)
The noun CENCHRUS CILIARIS has 1 sense:
1. erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage
Familiarity information: CENCHRUS CILIARIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used particularly in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
buffel grass; Cenchrus ciliaris; Pennisetum cenchroides
Hypernyms ("Cenchrus ciliaris" is a kind of...):
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